Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? I believe a good example for this topic is “Letter from a Birmingham Jail- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.” Mr. King believed in a peaceful and non-violent movement to change the wrongs of society. This is an issue where many people hold differing opinions. However, I agree that peace is better than unnecessary war, discrimination, racism, or any other form of deviant behavior.
It is odd when you recall how sin supposedly entered this world—Cain slew Abel in the bible. Even during an innocent time of our history, evil somehow found its way into the heart of mankind. While none of us were living back then, we all still wonder, how could the thought of murder enter the heart of Cain? The absence of an easy answer leads us to why there are laws today to help guide society. …show more content…
However, without some form of rules or guidance, there would be chaos. A rule is defined as a set of explicit regulations or principles governing conduct within a specific situation. We think of rules the way folks laugh at the old saying, “You can’t always choose your in-laws but you have to learn how to live with them”. Yes, we can’t just make things disappear because we don’t like them. We live in societies with other people who deserve respect. A question now begins to develop about how will all of the different people in this world will live together and respect one another—life is about choices. Humans were given the gift of decision-making, judgment, kindness, and a conscience. We all want to do the right thing but how many people have followed their conscience and did the right
It is odd when you recall how sin supposedly entered this world—Cain slew Abel in the bible. Even during an innocent time of our history, evil somehow found its way into the heart of mankind. While none of us were living back then, we all still wonder, how could the thought of murder enter the heart of Cain? The absence of an easy answer leads us to why there are laws today to help guide society. …show more content…
However, without some form of rules or guidance, there would be chaos. A rule is defined as a set of explicit regulations or principles governing conduct within a specific situation. We think of rules the way folks laugh at the old saying, “You can’t always choose your in-laws but you have to learn how to live with them”. Yes, we can’t just make things disappear because we don’t like them. We live in societies with other people who deserve respect. A question now begins to develop about how will all of the different people in this world will live together and respect one another—life is about choices. Humans were given the gift of decision-making, judgment, kindness, and a conscience. We all want to do the right thing but how many people have followed their conscience and did the right